It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one'� '� Voltaire
( He said it centuries ago when things were very different. No quote, however mighty the sayer be, is sacrosanct and hold true for all time to come. It is because we still hold on to outmoded theories and belief that lawlessness thrives because few, if any, of the hardened criminals get convicted)
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Tongue very much in cheek'�
Good girls are bad girls that never get caught.
(Me: I woulnd'�t know'�)
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Health tips.
Mint leaves sooth the digestive tract and ease the severity of stomach aches.
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What can I do to relieve constipation?
Drinking lots of water is helpful in relieving constipation. Also, adding fiber to your diet is very important. Eat whole foods, which naturally contain fiber also. All-bran cereal or a psyllium husk (known as Isapgol in India) supplement can be helpful in getting you back in balance.
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News of the day'�
Facebook likes can reveal your intimate secrets.
Researchers were able to accurately infer a FB user'�s race, IQ, sexuality, substance use and political views, just by analyzing their FB likes.
(Me: true. Wot'�s the earth-shaking discovery?)
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SA diplomat recalled after wandering naked in China.
SA has recalled its consul-general to Shanghai following reports that he had been founding wandering naked near his official residence.
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Tongue very much in cheek'�
'Don'�t hit at all if it is honourably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft'� '� Theodore Roosevelt.
(Me: So? Hit hard and where it hurts most!)
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An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam paper. He picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: 'Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist.
Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 ages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair.
One student, however, finished in less than a minute and was the only one to get an A. His answer: 'What chair?'�
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'The man of science is poor philosopher'� '� Albert Einstein.
(Me: our countrymen will make for gr8 philosophers'�. Lolz '� but it'�s no laffing matter, yaars n yaarinis)
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Today'�s Amul ad: 'Herogiri se heroingiri tak?'�
(Me: if u didn'�t get it, it'�s a reference to our boxing champ mired in a heroin-taking charge..)
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Non-news, all the same front-paged, of the day..
PM upset with Italy; envoy may get marching orders.
Italy decides not to send back the two marines accused of killing Kerala fishermen.
(Our country would have acted no differently if in their shoes '� there would have been tremendous public pressure not to return convicts, however grave their crime be. Hypocrisy rules, clearly for public consumption.. Mind you, Italy has also paid crores in compensation to the victims'� families)
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Man to wife: 'Since I took that time management seminar at work, I can stretch a 20-minue task into a 90-minute task'�
(Me: no, not a humour; it'�s very much a world-wide phenomenon. In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, even managers left for home at the end of their regular working hours. Now attending meetings after meetings and sitting late hours have become fashionable..)
